Teaching First Year Writing this semester continues to be an exciting, interesting journey. A few nights ago, I was trying to decide how I wanted to address a lesson introducing the broad topic of facts, opinions, arguments, and related topics. My approach… Read More ›
Last semester my students and I started a new tradition of taking a class selfie during the final exam period. This semester I had a selfie stick that I bought for the occasion! These class selfies are below! Enjoy! I… Read More ›
Today as my students in Mexican American History II and then in Texas History entered the classroom I announced that we were going to have a pop quiz and that this pop quiz would top all pop quizzes ever, anywhere…. Read More ›
This article authored by me was originally published in The Daily Cougar, Monday, April 10, 2017, and can be found here. What does it really mean to be LGBT? Have there always been LGBT peoples? What does it mean when we say… Read More ›
In their introduction to college textbooks, Sherrie Nist-Olejnik and Jodi Patrick Holschuh explain to students that college success can be achieved with the appropriate skill and will. In other words, they argue that if you know how to read, study, and write… Read More ›
1. “Dr. Pegoda” is fully gender neutral. Decolonizing my gender is apparently a life-long process. 2. For a number of reasons, I have never liked “Mr. Pegoda.” (Following conventions, I used “Professor Pegoda” before finishing my doctorate, never “Mr. Pegoda.”)… Read More ›
This evening it occurred to me (when I wasn’t trying to have any new ideas!) that it would be worth thinking through the recent specific emphasis on STEM programs (I first heard about this push in 2011) and its cultural,… Read More ›
